Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Guildhall, High Street
Bath
BA1 5AW
Contact
Mrs Cheryl Hansford
cheryl_hansford@bathnes.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1225477273
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Specialist Early Years Education Service
Reference number
DN633662
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Specialist Early Years Education Service will improve the individual development, learning and wellbeing of children aged 2-5 years with additional/complex needs living in Bath & North East Somerset, through delivery of high quality, specialist early years provision and promoting inclusive practice in mainstream early years settings.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1,040,000 / Highest offer: £1,560,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Specialist Early Years Education Service will improve the individual development, learning and wellbeing of children aged 2-5 years with additional/complex needs living in Bath & North East Somerset, through delivery of high quality, specialist early years provision and promoting inclusive practice in mainstream early years settings.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery: Specialist Provision / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery: Parents & Carers / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery: Mainstream Early Years Settings Practitioners / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Staffing / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Added Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for up to a further 2 years beyond the initial term
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-032812
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN633662
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
First Steps (Bath)
Bath
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1,001,472 / Highest offer: £1,502,208 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Bath
Country
United Kingdom